Body maintenance.

I decided, given Don is playing golf today, I’d use it as my gym day (didn’t get there on Monday with all that shopperering) and I’d challenge myself.

Usually I only spend 30-35 minutes exercising (it’s all I can fit in at lunch, what with changing and showering¹ &etc). Today I had endless time on my hands … so I chose a whole hour of running (okay, jogging) – which I have never, ever done before.

And I did it! Yay for me! 7.5k – which is by far my best distance (8k if you count the 500m walking cool-down), still a way from the 10K which is on the list of things that I might do which are definitely not resolutions. I *really* wish I could do this outside (stupid knees) so that I might get a bit more practice in (say, of an evening). But still, for someone who could not run for 5 minutes 2.5 years ago, I’m really pleased with the progress (albeit slow).

I’m also about to dye my very, very, very pale eyebrows – this could have hilarious results, so I shall take progress shots. Hey, if it all goes terribly wrong, at least they might go with my clown pants.

¹There are people at my gym that just towel off the litres of sweat and jump into their work-clothes and return to the office. I am not one of those people, because – just. yuck.